Ware Cultural Council Community Input Survey

1. What current arts and cultural programs or services are you aware of and feel are important to maintain?

What current arts and cultural programs or services are you aware of and feel are important to maintain?

2. What do you consider to be important issues relating to culture in our community? (i.e., neighborhood revitalization, artists' live and work spaces, special population group needs, school system needs, etc.)?

What do you consider to be important issues relating to culture in our community? (i.e., neighborhood revitalization, artists' live and work spaces, special population group needs, school system needs, etc.)?

3. What might artists and arts organizations do to make ours a more livable, prosperous community?

What might artists and arts organizations do to make ours a more livable, prosperous community?

4. Were you aware that artists, schools and community groups can apply for grants from the Ware Cultural Council grants funds?

Were you aware that artists, schools and community groups can apply for grants from the Ware Cultural Council grants funds? Yes

No

5. How do you hear about cultural activities that interest you?

How do you hear about cultural activities that interest you? Local paper

Town website

Notices at the library

Cable access channel

Council sponsored/funded events

Word of mouth

Other

6. Do you believe we have made our funding priorities clear in our publicity and our communications to applicants?

Do you believe we have made our funding priorities clear in our publicity and our communications to applicants?
Yes, quite clear

Yes, reasonably clear

No, not very clear

No, not at all clear

Not aware of the priorities

7. What should be the most important priorities that our council should consider for LCC funding? Please rank at least your top three recommendations, with "1" for most important, "2" for the next, etc.

Professional development of local artists through community projects

Nature, science, environmental education projects

Arts education in the schools

Restoration or preservation projects

Community wide gatherings: festivals, concerts, plays

Field trips for students to museums or performances

Projects celebrating local history, cultural diversity

Local cable programming

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8. Is there a particular population segment we should aim to reach through public funding of cultural projects?

Is there a particular population segment we should aim to reach through public funding of cultural projects? Teens

Seniors

Low-income

People with disabilities

Families

Communities of color

Immigrant communities

Single adults

Other

9. If affiliated with a cultural organization, what are the most significant challenges you (your organization) expect to be facing in the next two years?

If affiliated with a cultural organization, what are the most significant challenges you (your organization) expect to be facing in the next two years?